Chapter 279

Her chaotic thoughts were interrupted by the ringing of her phone. Melanie checked her phone and saw it was Yvonne calling. She wanted to answer the call outside, but the lights in the private room had been turned off again.

Due to her poor eyesight, she did not dare to move around carelessly and had no choice but to answer Yvonne’s call there.

“Come clean! Where are you now?” Yvonne’s excited voice suddenly came through.

Melanie hesitated and replied, “I’m outside.”

Yvonne responded, “Oh, are you with Xander? Give him the phone. We’ve been calling him, but he hasn’t picked up any of our calls! We need him for something.”

“I’m not with him,” Melanie said.

Yvonne sounded puzzled. “Then why isn’t he answering the phone? We called him several times. Hey, do you know where he went?”

the type to intentionally ignore phone calls. She thought for a moment before

help. She rarely heard Xander speak with such gravity. However, she had been too focused

her lips and whispered to Yvonne, “I’ll give him a

when she heard Eugene’s emotionless voice

screen was still showing the contacts list when Eugene’s indifferent voice continued, “How far have

Xander. Melanie lowered her eyebrows and remained silent. She had explained the situation with Xander to Eugene many times, but he never listened. What she wanted to know now was how she could satisfy Eugene

refusing to respond, Eugene sneered quietly. He then pushed a wine glass toward her, lifted his chin arrogantly, and said, “Do I have to teach you what to do?

her about her grandfather’s situation. She looked at the glass and stayed silent for a moment. Then, she picked up

had been completely ignorant of these rules when she first accompanied Eugene to social events and how he had patiently

in front of Eugene. However, she accidentally brushed against the nearby wine bottle, causing the liquid in

she presented the glass to Eugene, intending to

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and tinged with sarcasm as he said, ” Melanie, can’t you pour a decent glass

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